Correction: Saab Barracuda LLC has won an order worth 10 million dollars for its ULCANS ultra-light camouflage netting s

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19 November 2002

Correction: Saab Barracuda LLC has won an order worth 10 million dollarsfor its ULCANS ultra-light camouflage netting system

Saab Barracuda LLC in Lillington, North Carolina, recently won an orderworth 10 million dollars, in addition to its ongoing long-term toprovide the USA's army with ULCANS.

"We are very pleased with this American order, which is the singlebiggest order in Barracuda's history", says Mats Warstedt, CEO of SaabBarracuda AB. "It is confirmation that our purchase of the Americancompany earlier this year was the right one and that the American marketis continuing to show strong growth".

Saab Barracuda LLC, which was acquired from BAE SYSTEMS in 2002 andwhich is a fully owned subsidiary of Saab Barracuda AB, produces ultra-light camouflage netting systems. ULCANS prevents detection by enemysensors in all environments and climates. The systems provide theAmerican army with advanced protection against detection in the visual,near infrared, thermal infrared and the radar ranges of theelectromagnetic spectrum.

Saab Barracuda AB is located in Gamleby, Sweden, where it develops,manufactures and markets signature-matched products for multi-spectralprotection against detection and identification. The company is a world-leader in its field, with subsidiaries in five countries andrepresentatives and customers in fifty countries.

Saab is one of the world's leading high-technology companies operatingprimarily in the areas of defence and aerospace. There is in Saab arange of key skills and the capacity for systems integration.

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